''Die Pilgerin'' (English - ''The Female Pilgrim'') is a two-part German television film directed by

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and produced by Benjamin Benedict. It premiered on 5 and 6 January 2014 on Zweiten Deutschen Fernsehen.

Plot

As a merchant's daughter in

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late in the 14th century, young Tilla Willinger lives a comfortable life until her father Eckhardt falls ill and decides to leave his business to Damian, the mayor's son and Tilla's fiancé. To prevent this and replace Damian as Eckhardt's heir, Tilla's brother Otfried secretly kills Eckhardt and conceals his will. Instead of Damian, Otfried forces Tilla to marry the vicious businessman Veit Gürtler, who dies of a heart attack on their wedding night. Otfried also ignores his father's request to take his heart to

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and so Tilla cuts it out herself and sets out alone, carrying a letter revealing Otfried's schemes. She disguises herself as a young man to join a group of pilgrims. Ignorant of the letter, Gürtler's illegitimate son Rigobert persecutes her on her journey on Otfried's orders - Rigobert also believes Tilla murdered his father and is out for revenge. To protect her the mayor's youngest son Sebastian Laux also joins her group of pilgrims. Tilla and Sebastian are captured when the group is attacked in France - they escape but lose Eckhardt's heart, which falls into Rigobert's hands. She meets him and exchanges what she thinks is her brother's letter for the heart, not knowing Sebastian had swapped the document with a worthless letter. Rigobert hands it over to Otfried, who angrily arrests him. Tilla and Sebastian finally reach Santiago de Compostela and bury her father's heart and in the meantime Otfried kills Damian and imprisons his father, the mayor. Tilla returns home with the real letter and frees Rigobert and Damian's and Sebastian's father, who in turn accuses Otfried with the real document. Otfried tries to escape but is killed in the market square by Rigobert.

Cast

Josefine Preuß Josefine Preuß (born 13 January 1986) is a German television actress. Early life Preuß was born in Zehdenick, Brandenburg, near Berlin with an older sister. She won the Brandenburg Junior Championships in rhythmic gymnastics in 1993. Career ...

: Tilla Willinger *

Jacob Matschenz Jacob Matschenz (born 1984, Berlin) is a German actor. He is notable for film and television work including '' The Wave'' (2008), ''12 Paces Without a Head'' (2009) and ''The Sinking of the Laconia'' (2010). He won the Adolf Grimme Award The ...

: Sebastian Laux *

Volker Bruch Volker Bruch (; born 1980) is a German television and film actor. He is best known internationally for his leading roles as Wilhelm Winter in the television drama '' Generation War'' (2013) and as Inspector Gereon Rath in the neo-noir series '' B ...

: Otfried Willinger *

Friedrich von Thun Friedrich Ernst Peter Paul Maria Thun-Hohenstein (born 30 June 1942) is an Austrian actor. He appeared in more than a hundred films since 1958. Biography Friedrich von Thun was born on 30 June 1942 in Kvasice, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia ...

: Koloman Laux *

Dietmar Bär Dietmar Bär (born 5 February 1961) is a German actor. Since 1997 he has starred as ''Freddy Schenk'' in the popular television crime series and in ''Ärzte'' (a TV series in 1994). He has been in several films, including ''Männer'' by Doris D ...

: Veit Gürtler *

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: Rigobert Gürtler *

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: Vater Thomas *

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: Dieter *

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: Gourdeville *

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: Schmied Ambros * Jiri Roskot: Hermann *

Lucas Prisor Lucas Prisor (born 23 September 1983) is a German actor. Awards and nominations * 2025: Prix du jury at the international film festival in Cannes for ''Sound of falling'' * 2023: Grimme-Preis for ''Im Feuer – Zwei Schwestern'' * 2023: Grim ...

: Damian *

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: Eckhard Willinger *

Carlo Ljubek Carlo Ljubek (born 21 May 1976) is a Croatian-German actor. Life Carlo Ljubek was born as a son of Croatian migrants in Bocholt, Germany. He graduated after his actor's training 2002 in Munich, Germany at the Otto-Falckenberg-School. At the ...

: Manfred *

Tómas Lemarquis Tómas Lemarquis (born 3 August 1977) is an Icelandic– French actor. Early life Lemarquis was born in Reykjavík, the son of an Icelandic mother and a French father, Gérard Lemarquis, who is a schoolteacher. His most distinguishing physical ...

: Sepp *

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: Felicia de Béarn

External links

* * http://www.filmportal.de/film/die-pilgerin_6c74828f6a034034b22e29fef98605de

References

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